Wanamaker

American  

[won-uh-mey-ker] / ˈwɒn əˌmeɪ kər /

noun

1. John, 1838–1922, U.S. merchant and philanthropist.

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Example Sentences

Both women owned their own planes and Pickford, Wanamaker says, brought a “dragon” plane to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, posing in front of it as a publicity stunt.

From Los Angeles Times

The closest thing to Black Friday was the January White Sales, invented by the Philadelphia retailer John Wanamaker in 1878.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe is London's only indoor candlelit theatre, and glows with more than 100 beeswax candles.

From BBC

Once his mastery of The Green Mile got him out in front on Saturday evening, there was an inevitability about who would hold the Wanamaker Trophy aloft 24 hours later.

From BBC

World number one Scheffler began three shots ahead and five clear of Rahm, but it became a two-way duel for the Wanamaker Trophy.

From BBC